System x3400 (7976-ABx)

System x3400 (7976-ABx)
Network Server
Hitachi, Ltd.

02 Jun 2010
132574

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 11	Arch: 32	Mode: Paravirtualized
Windows Server 2008
	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
The IBM System x3400 is an excellent low-cost solution for growing businesses or branch offices that rely on 24x7 availability and mission-critical applications. Optional features let you configure a server customized for your needs—from basic file-and-print to a robust, mission-critical application server—saving you time and money.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Tower
Mother Board Revision:	5
BIOS/uEFI:	SPE169AUS - 1.69
CPU:	2 Intel Quad-Core Xeon® Processor E5405 2.0 GHz
RAM:	8 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	32-Bit PCI 2 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X 3 PCI Express X8 4 USB Ports 2 Serial Parallel Port
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID 8k , Serial ATA (SATA) Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	3 IBM 250 GB 3.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA II , Serial ATA (SATA)
CD/DVD:	HLDS GSA-H40N , IDE
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-17.1

Config Notes

This is a SAN boot only system.
The driver "htc-hfcldd" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver update disk (DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.11.18.3038.iso" and the driver package "htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.11.18.3038_3.0.76_0.11-2.sles11sp3.x86_64.rpm". To obtain DUD and the driver package, access http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12346401.html . DUD can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server(SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.
The driver "ixgbe" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver package name is "ixgbe-kmp-default-3.21.2_3.0.101_0.29-h1.x86_64.rpm" and was installed after the SLES11SP3 install. To obtain the driver, access http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12346369.html
Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
Kernel update: SLES11 SP3 kernel update 9237 (3.0.101-0.29 x86-64) is required and was installed during certification testing.

Referenced Bulletins
143259

Adapters and Drivers


ATI ES1000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: radeon_drv.so
	Driver Date: 29-Mar-2010	Driver Size: 720064
	Checksum: 392237aeb0878c4fe6de3c5728a9c319

Broadcom® Intergrated BCM 5721Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 196776
	Checksum: 0bf0bbdd3fe2c2105730f389620d6305

Broadcom® NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller [BCM5721]
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 196776
	Checksum: 0bf0bbdd3fe2c2105730f389620d6305

IBM ServeRAID 8k
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: aacraid.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 143296
	Checksum: d24dd1533f7a14b464de7025709aeb51

Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 46680
	Checksum: 22425f1e1c9b207424d300c594504023

The term SUSE "YES" Enterprise Certified applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin. For more information on hardware exchange policies, please access the following document and view the Hardware Component Exchange Guide.

https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/

For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:

Hitachi, Ltd.
1 Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi
Kanagawa-ken 259-1392
JAPAN
Voice: +81-463-88-8010
Fax: +81-463-87-7495

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